Mayor Kirk Watson - AustinTexas.gov
WEBJan 6, 2023 · He was first elected Austin mayor in 1997, where he won praise for bringing different political sides together around transformative environmental and economic development initiatives. In 2012, serving in the Texas Senate, he led the effort to build a new medical school at The University of Texas at Austin.
Mayor of Austin - Wikipedia
WEBThe mayor of Austin is the official head of the city of Austin in the U.S. state of Texas. The office was established in 1840 after Austin incorporated as a city in 1839. The mayor of Austin is elected to a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. [2]
Kirk Watson - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1997, after Watson moved from Rollingwood to Austin, he was elected mayor of Austin, a nonpartisan position. He ran on a pledge to build consensus in a city that was then dominated by political battles between environmentalists and developers.
About - AustinTexas.gov
WEBAustin Mayor Kirk Watson has been immersed in public policy in both local and state government in Texas for over three decades. He won his first term as Austin mayor in 1997 and was reelected with 84% of the vote.
Kirk Watson is elected mayor of Austin - TPR
WEBDec 14, 2022 · Kirk Watson, a former state senator and mayor, has won the race to be Austin's next mayor. Watson squeaked out a win with just 886 more votes than his opponent, state Rep. Celia Israel, in a runoff election Tuesday.
Kirk Watson, who first led the city two decades ago, is elected mayor …
WEBDec 14, 2022 · By a razor-thin margin, Austin voters chose Kirk Watson as the city's next mayor, electing him to navigate soaring housing costs and contentious fights playing out over how to build for the city's growing population.
Kirk Watson, who first led the city two decades ago, is elected mayor …
WEBWatson served as mayor of the city from 1997 to 2001. He left his second term early to run for attorney general, losing the contest to now-Gov. Greg Abbott. Tuesday’s race was tight. Israel beat out Watson by just 17 votes among Travis County voters, which represent the vast majority of Austin.
Q&A with Kirk Watson after being he was elected as Austin’s next mayor
WEBDec 15, 2022 · AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kirk Watson was elected as Austin’s next mayor in the City’s runoff election Tuesday, winning against Rep. Celia Israel by the smallest margin in an Austin mayoral race in...
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson announces he will run again in …
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Austin Mayor Kirk Watson will seek reelection in November, he announced Wednesday. Watson was elected in 2022 to serve a two-year term instead of a full four years. Austinites voted in 2021 to move mayoral elections to the same year as presidential elections in an effort to increase voter turnout.
Austin mayor runoff results: Former state Sen. Kirk Watson wins
WEBDec 13, 2022 · In a contest between two Austin Democrats, former state Sen. Kirk Watson narrowly prevailed over state Rep. Celia Israel and retook the seat he last held more than two decades ago.
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